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Japan, UK to sign reciprocal access agreement for military officers -Yomiuri

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will sign a reciprocal access agreement for military officers with British counterpart Rishi Sunak next week, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday.

Reuters · Jan 6, 2023

Japan, United States to hold '2 plus 2' talks in Washington on Jan 11

The foreign and defence ministers of Japan and the United States will hold talks on aspects of security and co-operation in Washington on Wednesday, the Asian nation's foreign ministry said.

Reuters · Jan 6, 2023

Vietnam ousts most senior officials in years as probes spread

Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers — the most senior officials to be relieved of duties since 2017 — amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.

Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023

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Japan wants G-7 to team up against ‘economic coercion’ by China

Japan wants the Group of Seven advanced economies to take a coordinated approach this year aimed at preventing the “economic coercion” that China has applied to some of its trading partners.

Tribune News Service · Jan 6, 2023

Japan Finance Minister Suzuki to visit Singapore, Vietnam next week

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki is set to visit Singapore and Vietnam to meet with high government officials from Jan. 10 to 13, the Ministry of Finance said on Friday.

Reuters · Jan 6, 2023

Japan minister calls for new world order to counter rise of authoritarian regimes

Japan's trade and industry minister said on Thursday post-Cold War free trade and economic inter-dependence had bolstered authoritarian regimes and the United States and like-minded democracies should counter them with a "new world order."

Reuters · Jan 5, 2023

U.S. warship sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait; China angered

A U.S. warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, part of what the U.S. military calls routine activity but which has riled China.

Reuters · Jan 5, 2023

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Thailand brings back proof of Covid vaccination requirement for travellers

The move follows news that China will relax travel restrictions from Sunday 8 January

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

Paraguay election race puts Taiwan ties on a knife-edge

Paraguay would cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and open relations with China if the opposition wins the election in April, its presidential candidate Efrain Alegre told Reuters, hoping to boost soy and beef exports that are its main economic engines.

Reuters · Jan 5, 2023

Japan, U.S. to tackle human rights abuses

The Japanese and U.S. governments plan to jointly establish a new organization to eliminate human rights abuses from international supply chains, it has been learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 5, 2023

Xi Jinping had as bad a year as Vladimir Putin and now China is paying the price

At the start of last year, when Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin for their most sensitive talks in Beijing, they had high hopes for 2022. The Russian president, Western intelligence believes, informed his host of his intentions to imminently attack Ukraine. Xi then asked Putin to wait until after the…

Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2023

Covid rules for travellers shifting worldwide

China may be reopening, allowing its 1.4 billion people to come and go largely without restrictions, but just as it is, more and more countries are tightening measures for travellers from the world’s second-biggest economy, concerned the tsunami of virus cases there may spawn new Covid variants.

Bangkok Post · Jan 5, 2023

Philippines' Marcos says tells Xi intends to pursue independent foreign policy

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday he had told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that his administration intends to pursue an independent foreign policy.

Reuters · Jan 5, 2023

Vietnam removes two deputy PMs amid anti-corruption drive

Vietnam's National Assembly, the country's lawmaking body, on Thursday voted to dismiss two deputy prime ministers from their posts, a government statement said, in what analysts suspect is a new escalation in the country's anti-corruption crackdown.

Reuters · Jan 5, 2023

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Bangkok Post · Jan 5, 2023

Vietnam dismisses two ministers amid corruption probes

HANOI: Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.

Reuters · Jan 5, 2023

Afghanistan's Taliban administration in oil extraction deal with Chinese company

Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is to sign a contract with a Chinese company to extract oil from the Amu Darya basin in the country's north, the acting mining minister said on Thursday.

The News Lens · Jan 5, 2023

Beijing Empowers Hong Kong Chief Executive To Direct Local Courts on National Security-related Trials

The immediate effect is that Jimmy Lai would lose his right to hire an overseas lawyer to defend against foreign collusion charges, which could lead to a maximum life sentence.

Al Jazeera · Jan 5, 2023

China, Philippines commit to peaceful South China Sea solution

Xi and Marcos hold talks in Beijing, agree to manage differences over the South China Sea ‘through peaceful means’.

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Reuters · Jan 5, 2023

Former minister, writer among Myanmar prisoners freed in amnesty

Myanmar's junta has freed a former minister in the ousted government of Aung Sang Suu Kyi and a well-known writer among political detainees given amnesty to mark the country's independence day, according to relatives and media.

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

Hong Kong to start reopening border with China on Jan. 8

Hong Kong will start to reopen its border with mainland China on Sunday, allowing tens of thousands of people to cross the border each day under a quarantine-free arrangement

Al Jazeera · Jan 5, 2023

N Korea drone entered S Korea’s presidential no-fly zone: Army

The drone was among five North Korean unmanned aerial vehicles that crossed into South Korea’s airspace on December 26.

The Times of India · Jan 5, 2023

Taiwan detains military officers suspected of spying for China

TAIPEI: Taiwan detained three active-duty officers and a retired Air Force officer suspected of spying for China, the Central News Agency in Taipei reported, a case that hints at the extent of Beijing’s snooping on its much smaller neighbor.

ABC News · Jan 5, 2023

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to address Papua New Guinea's national parliament on two-day trip

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the Papua New Guinea national parliament and visit the resting place of the late Sir Michael Somare during a two-day visit next week.

Al Jazeera · Jan 5, 2023

China’s ‘zero-COVID’ U-turn leads to loss of faith in leadership

Chinese people were told they were fighting the virus together, now some are disillusioned by the abrupt policy change.

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

Hong Kong cardinal, Taiwan at papal funeral, but not China

The attendance of both the former bishop of Hong Kong and an adviser to Taiwan’s leader at this week’s funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI highlights the Vatican’s uneasy relationship with communist-ruled China

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